Palestine during the time of David and Solomon The Philistines expanded into neighbouring areas and soon came into conflict with theIsraelites, a struggle represented by theSamsonsaga (Judges 13–16) in theHebrew Bible. Possessing superior arms and military organization, the Philistines were able (c...
divine command over against the universal paganobsessionwith proper ritual as the normative expression of human subjection to the divine will. The Sinaitic covenant stipulations may be expressed in modern functional terms in the following manner: (1) The commandment to have no other gods involves ...
By his omnipotent power God brings his kingdom, outlined in Israel's history and anticipated by the prophets, to reality, transforming the kingdom of the world into his kingdom, and thus achieving the subjection of the world to his sovereign will and purpose, a task encumbent upon the ...
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Yoke". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".. Smith's Bible Dictionary - Yoke Yoke.[N][E] A well-known implement of husbandry, frequently used metaphorically forsubjection, ...
But the Germans, with all the primitively acquisitive and combative instincts of untamed savages, went far beyond even the early Romans in the subjection of their wives; they allowed indeed to their unmarried girls a large measure of indulgence and even sexual freedom,—just as the Christians ...
spirit announced to her the conception of a son; and giving her at the same time some directions respecting her own mode of living, and the devotement of the future Samson as a Nazarite from the womb, assured her that be should become the deliverer of Israel from Philistine subjection. It...
To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. 2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute. The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be dragooned to nothing. --Price. Lewis the ...
Philo of Alexandria indicated that this regularly worn covering was a symbol of modesty (Special Laws 3.56; Josephus Ant. 3.270). Women charged with adultery had this veil removed. Jewish men often refused to cover their heads because it represented subjection to foreigners. Men covered their ...
(q.v.) The object of this code, or body of regulations is to, maintain that order and discipline, the fundamental principles of which are a due obedience of the several ranks to their proper officers, a subordination of each rank to their superiors, and the subjection of the whole to ...
The object of this code, or body of regulations is to, maintain that order and discipline, the fundamental principles of which are a due obedience of the several ranks to their proper officers, a subordination of each rank to their superiors, and the subjection of the whole to certain rules...